"Bang——" Honeydukes' door suddenly opened. Aurors from the Ministry of Magic filed in.
"Everyone leave Honeydukes immediately!" The leader was Fudge.
"Uncle Fudge? What happened?" Ivy stepped forward and asked
"Ivy, have you ever seen a black dog in Hogsmeade?" Fudge asked.
"I've seen it, but it was a long time ago. Any questions?" Ivy pretended to think about it.
"Well, help me organize your classmates to leave first. I can't say more now." Fudge glanced at the young wizards who were talking about each other.
"Okay" Ivy nodded, then turned around, "Everyone follow me out first. The Ministry of Magic is going to conduct a thorough investigation on Honeydukes."
Ivey's words were more effective. Everyone was very respectful and walked out of the candy store in an orderly manner.
"Professor Lupine, I want to confirm something with you." When Lupine walked towards the door, Fudge stopped him.
"good"
"Uncle Fudge, if it's okay, we'll go out first," Ivy said.
"Well, thank you for your cooperation." Fudge nodded first. Then he turned to the Aurors, "Search inch by inch for me! Find the exit of the secret passage as soon as possible!"
"receive!"
After Ivey and the others came out, they found that the entire Honeydukes were surrounded by people from the Ministry of Magic.
"Uncle Barty?" He saw another acquaintance
"Avi, take your friends away quickly. It's very dangerous here." Barty said
"I know"
Several people squeezed through the crowd of onlookers and hid in a remote corner.
"So many dementors." Betty looked at the sky. At this time, densely packed dementors were floating high in the sky around the candy store.
"Oops! The invisibility cloak is useless against dementors! Harry -" Hermione suddenly exclaimed.
"It's okay" Ivy patted her shoulder, "Dumbledore will not allow dementors to enter Hogwarts"
"Did Pettigrew tell you the secret?" Ron stared at the sky with an ugly expression.
"Besides us, he is the only one who knows about Sirius' Animagus form," Betty said.
"By the way, why is Minister Fudge looking for Professor Lupin?" Hermione asked curiously
"Isn't this obvious? Sirius and Lupine have been good brothers since they were in school. He thinks Lupine should know something."
A few people were chatting. After a while, Professor Lu Ping came out.
"What did I ask you?" Ivey said first.
"Ask me if I know any other secret passages. Is Blake's Animagus a black dog?"
"What did you say?"
"Tell the truth~ He already knows it anyway, there's no point in keeping it secretive."
"Yeah, that's okay. Then let's go back."
"Where's Sirius? He's still in Betty's bag" Hermione asked
"He's not in the right temperament to stay out there," Ivey said.
"But if you bring him into Hogwarts, Peter will find out." Lupine also felt that it was inappropriate.
"Don't worry, I have already thought of a place to place him."
"As long as you make arrangements, I believe in you."
Seeing this, Lu Ping didn't say much. Through this period of contact, he also got to know Ivy better. He was very reliable in his work and was a trustworthy friend.
When they returned, Harry also returned to Hogwarts successfully.
"Phew—it's okay, there was no danger." Harry let out a long breath after reaching the bottom of the entrance.
He had just met seven or eight Aurors in the secret passage. He was so frightened that he did not dare to breathe.
"I can't believe there is such a secret passage in Hogwarts!"
It's Professor McGonagall's voice. But shouldn't she be in Hogsmeade?
"Don't panic, Minerva. I believe Minister Fudge will take care of it." This is Dumbledore
Hearing their voices, Harry felt relieved. He walked out of the secret passage cautiously.
In the corridor at the entrance, several college deans were talking with two officials from the Ministry of Magic.
"Pierce, can you trace the source of the letter?" Professor McGonagall asked
"We have tried a lot, but unfortunately -" a man with slicked back hair and a touching hairline answered.
"The envelope was shielded with black magic." Another lady with gray hair and a monocle who looked very dignified continued, "We guess it was the remnant of Voldemort's former accomplices who tipped them off. After all, it was Black's news that made them
The master disappeared."
"A good inference," Dumbledore praised.
Harry just stared at them, leaning against the wall, moving outside step by step, not daring to breathe.
Suddenly, he noticed Dumbledore glance in his direction.
"What's the matter? Professor Dumbledore" the lady noticed the principal's behavior
"It's nothing, Amelia. I get distracted easily as I get older." I briefly explained and then continued to discuss Blake's problem.
"Huh..." Harry's heart almost jumped out of his chest just now.
He didn't dare to stay longer, so he quickly moved behind a few people and ran away. He turned a corner and then found a random classroom to put away his invisibility cloak.
"I don't know what's going on with Ivey." He left the classroom and walked towards the courtyard.
"It should be no problem. Ivey is so smart, even if there is an accident, he will definitely be able to solve it."
As he was thinking about it, footsteps suddenly appeared in front of him. Harry looked up.
"Tate?" He frowned. "Shouldn't you be in Hogsmeade?"
"Huh? - Harry" Tate also looked confused, "What's the matter?"
"..." Harry rolled his eyes, "I said, shouldn't you be in Hogsmeade?"
"I remember the same thing." He scratched his head in embarrassment. "I still remember that I was drinking butterbeer at Three Broomsticks, and then I was lying in the lounge in the blink of an eye. I even forgot what I did in the middle."
"How much did you drink? All the pieces are broken."
"Uh... I don't remember. This kind of thing seems to happen a lot lately."
"You'd better take some time to see Madam Pomfrey." Concerned about Sirius' safety, Harry failed to notice anything unusual.
"It doesn't matter, maybe I stay up late more often recently. It will be fine in two days."
"Whatever" Harry shrugged and left.
....
On the other side, Ivy and the others had arrived at the platform. He originally wanted to talk to Professor McGonagall, but unfortunately he couldn't find her.
"That's it." Ivy stopped and turned to Betty, "Give me the cup."
"Are you waiting here?" Betty handed him the cup and asked by the way.
"Peter is so desperate right now, it's better not to let Sirius's name appear on the map." Ivy replied.
"How are you going to bring him in? Where will he be placed?" Lupine asked
"My patron saint can take him in, and the Marauder's Map shouldn't be able to detect it. As for where to put it - the secret room is a good choice."
"Secret room?" Lu Ping asked doubtfully
"Salazar Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets. You should have heard of it."
"It's true! I thought it was a rumor."
"No, we found and opened it last term" Hermione replied
"If it is really a secret room, it cannot be detected on the Marauder's Map. But is it safe there?" Lu Ping said.
"Only a few people know about the secret room. But-" As he said that, Ivy looked at Ron, "Does Peter know about the secret room?"
"You should know." Ron thought for a moment and nodded, "After all, I didn't carry him behind my back last semester."
"Since Peter knows it, he can't use it," Lu Ping said after listening.
"It's okay, it's useless if he knows. Harry is probably the only one in the world who can open it now," Hermione said with a smile.
"Yes, only Harry can open it" Ron also agreed.
"Why? The secret room was left by Salazar, why can only Harry open it?" Lupine was puzzled.
"To open the secret room, you must speak Parseltongue," Betty replied.
"Harry can speak Parseltongue!" Lupine's eyes widened and his expression became nervous. "Does Dumbledore know?"
"I probably don't know." Ivy pondered for a moment. "Anyway, I haven't heard Harry mention it."
"Professor, we'll talk about this later. Let's deal with the matter at hand first," Hermione interjected.
"Don't worry yet." Lupine comforted Hermione and continued to ask, "Does Peter know that Harry knows Parseltongue?"
"I know," Ron said firmly, "I talked about this with Harry in the bedroom."
"What happened——" Lupine murmured with a pale face.
"What's wrong with you, Professor Lupin? Parseltongue is rare, but it's not so hard to accept, right?" Ron asked carefully
"It has nothing to do with this." Lu Ping calmed down and changed the subject. "Since Peter knows about the secret room, we can't act together. If there are too many people, Peter will definitely guess what we are going to do."
"You're right, we can't act together. Someone needs to cover Harry." Ivy nodded. "You will go back and find Harry later and tell him the plan. Then, Betty -"
....
After several discussions, they left Ivy behind and returned to Hogwarts. They found Harry in the courtyard.
"Are you okay? Is Sirius not exposed?" Harry saw them and hurriedly stepped forward to ask.
"It's okay, everything is fine." Lu Ping replied with a smile.
"That's good. Where is Sirius? Where is he hiding?"
"We were about to tell you," Betty took over the topic, "Ivy is going to put Sirius in the secret room."
"The secret room? It's really safe there. But how do you bring Sirius in?"
"Have you forgotten that his patron saint can lead people?"
"Oh - yes, yes," Harry suddenly remembered
"Now Ivey is waiting at the station, we need you to open the secret room."
"No problem" Harry replied, "Let's go"
"Wait a minute," Lu Ping stopped him, "Did your return go smoothly?"
"It went very well, no one from the Ministry of Magic found me."
"That's good" Lupine nodded.
"Let's go quickly, don't keep Ivy waiting." Harry was very urgent.
"Don't worry, it's not that simple." Hermione pulled him.
"Harry, Peter also knows about the Chamber of Secrets, right?" Ron said
"Who knew Scabbers was Peter last year!" Harry said angrily.
"So, it's best not to let him discover our intentions." Betty said, "After a while, everyone will wander around the castle to distract Peter's attention."
"Will this work?"
"I'm 80% sure. Peter must have also discovered that Ivy has not come back. With his timid personality, who knows what he will think about it. And the more he thinks about it, the less focused he will be. We will circle it twice more later.
, make sure he can’t find it.”
"Okay, it's up to you." Harry nodded.
"Harry, just walk around here later and don't go too far. I'll go to the bathroom first to see if Myrtle is there, and then I'll come back to you."